Petrus van schendel biography of donald
Van Schendel specialised in nocturnal scenes lit by candles or lamps.!
In this post we will explore Petrus van Schendel's “Market by Candlelight” (), a striking nocturnal painting that captures the magic of night markets.
Petrus van Schendel
Dutch painter
Petrus van Schendel (1806-1870) was a Dutch-Belgian genre painter in the Romantic style who specialized in nighttime scenes, lit by lamps or candles.
This led to him being known as "Monsieur Chandelle".
Biography
On the advice of a family friend, who was a retired army officer, his father sent him to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He studied there from 1822 to 1828 with the history painter Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, and received a gold medal for "Perspective" upon graduating.
He made a name as a portrait painter and moved frequently, living in Breda (1828-1829), Amsterdam (1830-1832), Rotterdam (1832-1838), and The Hague (1838-1845). He was a regular participant in the Exhibition of Living Masters and the various "Triennial Salons" of Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent.
Appraisal: Petrus van Schendel Oil Painting, ca.In 1834, he was named a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam.
In 1845, he settled permanently in Brussels. His studio there was divided